Path traversal in TwonkyMedia Server - CVE-2018-7171
Published: May 29, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13040
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7171
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Lynx Technology
Affected software:
TwonkyMedia Server
TwonkyMedia Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to path traversal. A remote attacker can conduct directory traversal attack and gain access to important data and share the contents of arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the contentbase parameter to rpc/set_all.
The weakness exists due to path traversal. A remote attacker can conduct directory traversal attack and gain access to important data and share the contents of arbitrary directories via a .. (dot dot) in the contentbase parameter to rpc/set_all.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7171
Install update from vendor's website.